| Timarete anchylochaetus (Schmarda, 1861). Family Cirratulidae | ||||
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Timarete anchylochaetus [Click photo for picture page] 
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| Habitat: | Intertidal. Rocky shore. Soft shore. Sheltered to open beaches. Infaunal. Depth range: 0-? (m). Salinity regime: Estuary-like variation. Microhabitat: Tube: | |||
| Occurrence: | Consistently occurring, sometimes common. Density: 100 (m2).
Distribution in NZ: New Zealand wide | |||
| Feeding guild: | Surface deposit-feeding/herbivore. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Genus Timarete in Family Cirratulidae.
Adult is very large. First branchiae arising from a segment anteior to tentacular filament groups; tentacular filaments arising from two or more chaetigers; Branchiae close to notopodium in anterior, shifting towards mid-dorsum in middle chaetigers. Chaetiger one has a large branchial filament. Chaetae are capillaries, with hooks beginning from c45-50 in neuropodium and more posterior (from mid-body ) in notopodium. Colour: Orange. Maximum size: 100 mm total length, mm body width. |
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| Notable aspect: | Branchiae close to notopodium in anterior, shifting towards mid-dorsum in middle chaetigers. Chaetae in include thickened simple hooks. | |||
| Comparisons: | Data unavailable | |||
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| Distribution: | Endemic. | |||
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| Best References: | Biology: No recommendation. Taxonomy: No recommendation. | |||
| More information: |
Synonyms, NZ records | Original figures | Original description details | |
| Genus diagnosis | More pictures | Further references (biology, etc) | Family Cirratulidae | |
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GOOGLE Search | AlltheWeb Search | CISTI | CBIF BiOSC Gateway | GOBASE Molecular | GenBank | Genus only in GenBank | | |||
| Genus only in Ubio Taxonomic Name Server | PubMed | Scirus | Zoological Record | | ||||
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